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Costa MesaCA averageUS Census ACS
Population
110,538
Per-capita income
$56,625
Median home value
$1,054,700
Bachelor's or higher
44%
Typical home value $1,424,322 +5.9% yr/yr · +44% 5-yr
Home-value trend 2000–2026 (Zillow ZHVI)
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🗳️ Election results (4 races)
Local election returns — winner marked ✓.
Mayor 2024-11-05
John Stephens ✓ 23,236 · James Peters 20,520
City Council District 1 2024-11-05
Loren Gameros ✓ 5,463 · Mike Buley ✓ 4,849 · Jeff Pettis ✓ 4,377 · Jeffrey Harlan 4,295 · Adam C. Ereth 4,106
Mayor 2022-11-08
John Stephens ✓ 17,297 · John M. W. Moorlach 14,336
City Council District 3 2022-11-08
Arlis Reynolds ✓ 3,175 · Andrea Marr ✓ 2,220 · Manuel Chavez ✓ 1,881 · John Thomas Patton 2,142 · Robert Dickson 1,784 · Jorge Miron 651
🗳️ Ballot measures (1)
Propositions decided directly by voters.
Measure K
2022-11-08 · Passed — 16,483 yes / 16,461 no

Recent meetings

Tue Aug 18, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Mon Aug 17, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PLANNING COMMISSION

Planning Commission to recommend adding housing sites to General Plan

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission will hold a special meeting to consider a resolution recommending the City Council approve a General Plan Amendment to add additional housing element sites to the Sixth Cycle Housing Element (2021-2029). The commission will also hold a study session on proposed zoning code amendments for multi-family residential and mixed-use design standards, and amendments to several specific plans. The meeting includes a consent calendar item to approve the July 27, 2026, minutes.

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All right, good evening. Welcome to the special planning commission meeting of Monday, August 17th, 2026. I now call the meeting to order. It's time for the Pledge of Allegiance, and tonight will be led by Commissioner Dixon. Thank you. Address the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. Thank you. We have no announcements or presentations this evening, which takes us to public comments. These are for matters that are not listed on the agenda. Public comments will be heard at this time. These are matters that are not on the agenda. Sorry, Mr. Chair. I'm so sorry. Sorry. The record reflect that all commissioners are present. Oh, yeah. Sorry. I went right past roll call. There I go. It is a special meeting, is it? Okay. Sorry, Ms. Turan. Back to public comments. I'll open the public comment. If you'd like to come down and speak, come to either podium . If you're participating by Zoom, use the raise hand option. If you're participating by phone, please press star nine. All right. Give me one second. All right. You are good to go. Good evening, commission. Jay Humphrey, Costa Mesa resident. Just a quick note. In the end of the documents, item six, but it's an item that's looking through at page 123, they talk about the necessity to have 575 acres of park space in Costa Mesa if we're going to achieve our goal of 4 .26 acres per thousand residents. …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PM Monday, August 17, 2026 SPECIAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 9 PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda August 17, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floo …
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Thu Aug 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION

Commission to consider memorial tree and bench donations at two parks

The Parks and Community Services Commission will hold a regular meeting with routine consent items (minutes, department and park ranger reports) and monthly updates. Under new business, the commission will vote on accepting a memorial tree and plaque at Vista Park and will provide direction on a memorial bench and plaque at Fairview Park. An update on the new community garden location study is also on the agenda.

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CITY OF COSTA MESA PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PM Thursday, August 13, 2026 AMENDED to reflect Monthly Report 2 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 7 PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda August 13, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Members of the public are welcome to speak during …
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Tue Aug 11, 2026 · 5:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Mon Aug 10, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PLANNING COMMISSION

Planning Commission to recommend Fairview Center Specific Plan and Safety Element update

The Costa Mesa Planning Commission will hold public hearings on two major items: the Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan, which includes a recommendation to certify the Final Environmental Impact Report and amend the General Plan and Zoning Code for the 110-acre site at 2501 Harbor Boulevard, and a combined update to the Safety Element, Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, and Environmental Justice Policy. The Commission will also consider approving the July 27, 2026 meeting minutes. The agenda includes standard procedural items such as public comments and reports.

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All right, good evening. Welcome to the Planning Commission meeting of Monday, August 10th, 2026. I now call the meeting to order. Now it's time for the Pledge of Allegiance. So if you join me in standing and facing the flag, I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Ms. Green, will you please do the voice roll call? Thank you. Commissioner Klupak? Here. Commissioner Andrade? Here. Commissioner... I see Commissioner Martinez? Here. And can you make a statement please for the record? I am attending this meeting remotely due to work obligations. No one else is in the room with me. Perfect. Thank you. Vice Chair Zieg? Chair Harlan? And the record will reflect that commissioners Rojas and D ixon are absent. All right. Okay. We have no announcements or presentations this evening, which takes us to public comments for matters not listed on the agenda. So that will be heard at this time. If you'd like to make any public comment, please come to either lectern. And if you're joining us remotely and you want to speak by phone, please press star nine. And if you're joining us by Zoom, please use the raise hand option. Does anybody from the public wish to speak this evening on public comments? You're all holding it in for the first item, yes? Come on down. Don't be shy. Is this regarding, is this time for comments regarding therapy? No. For items …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PM Monday, August 10, 2026 Announcement: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 Commissioner Martinez will be attending the meeting remotely via Zoom webinar from: Quality Inn Sacramento Convention Center 818 15th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 9 PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda August 10, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicu …
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Thu Aug 6, 2026 · 6:00 PM

ARTS COMMISSION

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council to vote on Avon River Apartments project and sidewalk repairs

The Costa Mesa City Council will decide on agreements for the Avon River Apartments project at 1400 Bristol Street, contingent on HUD funding, and award a sidewalk repair contract for $237,600. They will also discuss zoning updates for non-residential uses and continue a fee schedule hearing.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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Good afternoon everyone. I am now calling to order the meeting regular meeting of City Council and housing authority of Tuesday August 4th 2026. May you please join me in standing and singing the Pledge of Allegiance. Oh the video? My scripture you're wrong I love it. Oh say can you see by the dawn's early light? What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight? O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare? The bombs bursting in air? Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there? Oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? Oh great America America America Home Please remain standing. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you everyone. Now it is time for a moment of solemn expression led by Calvary Chapel Dave Mann, Pastor Emeritus. Pastor the floor is yours. Thank you. God we come before you again this evening and we lift up our council, our mayor in Africa. Lord we pray you'll keep them safe and help them to return home with us and we pray for this evening's business matters and decisions that are before us. Guide us and direct us Lord in our conversations. We pray also Lord for our city, all of our officials and staff, our police department. We lift up the c …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMTuesday, August 4, 2026 *Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member" Announcement: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 Mayor Stephens will be attending the meeting remotely via Zoom Webinar from Kirimu Camp located in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 13 REGULA …
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Tue Aug 4, 2026 · 4:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Costa Mesa City Council to hold closed session on labor and legal matters

The City Council and Housing Authority will meet in closed session to discuss labor negotiations and existing litigation. No public items are listed on this agenda.

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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 4:00 PMTuesday, August 4, 2026 CLOSED SESSION Announcement: Pursuant to Government Code Section 54953 Mayor Stephens will be attending the meeting remotely via Zoom Webinar from Kirimu Camp located in the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania. The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 6 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda August 4, 2026 …
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Mon Jul 27, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PLANNING COMMISSION

Planning Commission to review residential projects and city-wide policy updates

The Planning Commission will consider two residential development projects and receive presentations on city policy updates. The body is also holding a study session regarding the Fairview Developmental Center Specific Plan.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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First step on updating our processes. Stay tuned for future developments. If you have any questions, please contact the City Clerk's Office. Thank you. Thank you. open and for each unit and it does provide those. The second floor includes three bedrooms in each unit, an entertainment area, laundry room, three bathrooms and one balcony connected to the primary suite. The balcony on the front units is facing the street and the back balcony in the middle, or that excuse me, the rear units is facing the rear towards the middle of the property. Projected is proposed with modern design elements. As you can see in the rendering the elements feature large windows, mixture of various building materials including vertical wood siding, horizontal wood siding, st ucco, glass metal elements, various roof lines and you can see on the image which was taken from Mesa Drive that the units are oriented towards the street. The project does propose new landscaping throughout. The conceptual landscape plan, it did identify that the project would be providing 12 trees which is deficient from the municipal code requirement which requires 22 trees. A condition of approval has been added to the project which would ensure that the project does meet the minimum tree planting requirements and the final landscape plan. So the final landscape plan will be reviewed as part of the building permit and we will compare the total landscape area and make sure that the total number of trees is provided. One publi …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMMonday, July 27, 2026 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 9 PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda July 27, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to …
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Wed Jul 22, 2026 · 4:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council to decide on placing Business License Reform measure on Nov. 2026 ballot

The City Council will consider placing the 'Costa Mesa Fair Business License Reform, Small Business Protection Measure' on the November 3, 2026 ballot by adopting several resolutions. The council will also receive and file a report on a potential Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) measure. No other substantive decisions are on the agenda.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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we're back so here we are again we continued from last night's meeting to right now and we're where we left off is new business item number two madam clerk could you we're all here by the way let the record reflect all seven of us dragged our weary bones out here today again and thank you to staff for being here and thank you to this also to the members of our team and our consultants who stayed last night I'm sorry for your convenient inconvenience but with all that said please read the title and we'll get moving thank you mr. mayor city ballot initiatives pertaining to business license reform and transient occupancy tax beginning the presentation tonight will be our city manager miss Gallardo daily miss guy are daily you have the floor all right thank you good evening mayor and city council I'd like to first start by introducing the team of city staff and consultant that are here tonight to help present on this item it's the same group from our June 9th study session from finance we have an Acosta and mark who we also have our public works director rajas at the ramen and our IT director steve ely and our consultant from FM3 research dr. Richard Bernard tonight's presentation will include information that was requested by the city council at the June 9th study session city council asked for revisions to the proposed business license rate that made no changes for businesses that have the lowest gross receipts the council authorized conducting a second community survey whose r …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 4:00 PMWednesday, July 22, 2026 ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE COSTA MESA CITY COUNCIL The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 7 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda July 22, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or …
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Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Costa Mesa Council to consider shelter agreement and equipment purchase

The City Council and Housing Authority will review a memorandum of understanding with the City of Irvine regarding shelter beds. The body is also considering the purchase of a new wheel loader and the acceptance of a citywide street rehabilitation project.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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Okay, we're on the record. Good evening, everyone. I now call to order the regular meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority of Tuesday, July 21st, 2026. Now, normally we have the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, but tonight we're going to change things up a little bit. In lieu of the National Anthem, we're going to play a video that our Costa Mesa TV team, who are award-winning, they made, and it's going to have the America the Beautiful. We're going to have the choir, the Voices in Unity America 250 choir that 's going to sing, and what you're going to see in the video is images of our July 3rd event and a rehearsal before that event of the choir. Then after we do that, and if you want to sing along, you may. The words are on the video. And after that, we're going to do the Pledge of Allegiance. So let's stand for this, if we could. Please stand. Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountain majesties, above the fruited plain. America, America, America, God shed his grace on thee. And crowned my good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. Oh, beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years. Okay, now it's time for our moment of solemn expression led by Pastor Phil Eiskins from the Lighthouse Church. So, please, our friend, Pastor Phil, you have the floor. You know, what a privilege it is to be here tonight, Mayor Stevens and esteemed City Council. You know, I don't consider myself just to be the average member of …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMTuesday, July 21, 2026 *Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member" The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 11 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda July 21, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to regist …
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Tue Jul 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council to hold closed session on labor negotiations and litigation

The City Council and Housing Authority will meet in closed session to discuss labor negotiations and legal matters. The meeting includes conferences with labor negotiators and legal counsel regarding existing and potential litigation.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 4:00 PMTuesday, July 21, 2026 CLOSED SESSION The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 6 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda July 21, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a comment card. When it's time to …
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Tue Jul 14, 2026 · 5:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Mon Jul 13, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PLANNING COMMISSION

Planning Commission to consider zoning updates and new amusement center

The Planning Commission will review proposed updates to non-residential land use classifications in the municipal code. The body is also deciding on a conditional use permit for an indoor trampoline park and two right-of-way vacations.

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good evening and welcome to the planning commission meeting of monday july 13th 2026 i now call the meeting to order tonight the pledge of allegiance will be led by commissioner martinez please stand if able please your right hand over your heart and say with me i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you miss green will you please do the voice roll call mr chair the record will reflect that all commissioners are present except for commissioner dixon all right we have no announcements or presentations this evening which takes us to public comments these are for matters that are not listed on the agenda um that are within our jurisdiction i'll open public comment if you'd like to speak please come to either podium and if you're participating by zoom please use the raise hand option or if you're joining by phone please use uh star nine anybody in chambers wish to speak miss green do we have anybody on zoom or phone no mr chair oh okay i will now close public comments takes us to planning commissioner comments and suggestions uh let's start to my left commissioner martinez thank you mr chair um yes so first some community events that are coming up uh for the next three t uesdays there is going to be concerts in the park at fair view park uh the event starts uh i think around five music starts around six uh enjoy fairview park and the music that …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMMonday, July 13, 2026 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 9 PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda July 13, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to …
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Tue Jul 7, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Mon Jul 6, 2026 · 3:00 PM

PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Thu Jul 2, 2026 · 6:00 PM

ARTS COMMISSION

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Mon Jun 22, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PLANNING COMMISSION

Planning Commission to consider zoning code update for commercial uses

The Planning Commission will hold three public hearings: two requests for conditional use permits to allow alcohol sales at restaurants on Bristol Street (Three Eyed Tiger until midnight, Naisho Omakase and Highball Bar until 1:30 a.m.), and a proposed amendment to Title 13 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code to update land use classifications and standards for various non-residential uses. The commission will also vote to approve minutes from previous meetings.

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Good evening. Welcome to the Planning Commission meeting of Monday, June 22nd, 2026. I now call the meeting to order. First Order of Business is P ledge of Allegiance and will be led by Commissioner Kleepak this evening. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. Madam Clerk, will you please do the voice roll call? I asked Mr. Chair the record will reflect that all commission is here except for Commissioner Martinez. Director Carrie Tye is attending tonight's meeting remotely . We have no announcements or presentations this evening, which takes us to public comment. Public comment be heard at this time on items that are not listed on the agenda but are within the planning commission's jurisdiction. I'll open public comment. If you'd like to speak, please come to either lectern. And if you're participating by zoom, please use the raise hand option. Or if you're joining us by phone , please use star nine. Anybody in chambers wish to speak? Thank you. Through the chair. Through the chair. Microphone, please. It's on. Thank you. Thank you for your service. I've got a friendly challenge tonight. I believe my city of Costa Mesa is broken. I've got some examples here. In order to be a commissioner, I think you need to be talking to residents and businesses. And so if you're not aware that the city's broken, that these permits are very challenging, respectfull …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMMonday, June 22, 2026 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 9 PLANNING COMMISSION Agenda June 22, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a comment card. When it's time to comment, line …
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Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 4:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council meets in closed session for labor talks and lawsuits

The City Council and Housing Authority will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with four employee groups and review ongoing litigation, including cases involving Ohio House LLC and a personal injury lawsuit. No public action is scheduled for the open session.

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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 4:00 PMTuesday, June 16, 2026 CLOSED SESSION The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 6 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda June 16, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a comment card. When it's time to …
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Tue Jun 16, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council to vote on $1.15M HVAC contract with Siemens

The City Council will consider consent calendar items including a four-year HVAC maintenance agreement with Siemens Industry, Inc. for up to $1.15 million, acceptance of Lions Park Projects, and approval of a final map for a new tract at 960 West 16th Street. The meeting also includes proclamations for Pride Month and recognition of the Network for Homeless Solutions Team for housing over 500 individuals since 2019.

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Good evening, everyone. I now call to order the regular meeting of the City Council and Housing Authority for Tuesday, June 16, 2026. Now, please stand and we can join singing together the national anthem and remain standing for the Pledge of Allegiance. O say can you see by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight? O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming? And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air, he proved through the night that our flag was still there. O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the ramp arts we watched? O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the ramp arts we watched? O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the ramp arts we watched? O'er the ramparts we watched? Yeah. Woo! Tiana started with the city not too long ago, and she hit the ground running. She makes an amazing impact on a daily basis out there, connecting people to shelter. Thank you, Tiana. Next up, Molly Minnicki. The motel voucher program that you spoke about, Mr. Mayor, Molly ran that basically by herself. She assisted 35 families with minor children in Costa Mesa who were experiencing homelessness to secure permanent housing. Such an awesome worker for the city. Yeah. Newly married, it's weird to see your name on here, Christina Co …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PM Tuesday, June 16, 2026 *Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member" The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 12 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda June 16, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to regi …
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Thu Jun 11, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION

Parks Commission to vote on user fee hikes for FY 2026-27

The Parks and Community Services Commission will consider and vote on proposed user fee increases for recreation and facility use, effective for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. They will also review and approve the annual commission report to City Council, finalize members for a new community garden location evaluation team, and discuss a potential community picnic day at Lions Park.

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Good evening and welcome to the June 11th meeting of the Parks and Community Services Commission. I call this meeting to order exactly at 6 p.m. I'd like to begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Hewson. Thank you. Please stand. Thank you. Ms. Fatua, the roll call please. Let the record reflect all commissioners are present except for Vice Chair Wright and she will be coming at a later time. Thank you. And with that I'd like to open up the floor for public comments. If there's anyone in the chambers who would like to make a public comment on something not on the agenda please come forward. Good evening. I have a slideshow. Florence Martin, Flo Martin. I submitted to Brenda this morning. One moment. Okay. While we're getting that queued up would you like to start sir? Oh sure. Good evening. My name is Eric Jimenez. Executive Director for Bright Youth. We focus on serving the West Side communities and our children and families as well. I just wanted to bring up there was a day where I was walking alongside Commissioner Kittisinger-Cirio-Arkos and we're on Charles Street. And we noticed this like empty parcel of land that I thought was like super fascinating and interesting. And it just made me wonder what the possibilities and like uses of that land could be. I don't know if the city owns it. I don't know if it's privately owned. But it's right next to that Hamilton community garden. And so I just had a bunch of questions about it. And I would encourage the commissio …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMThursday, June 11, 2026 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 7 PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda June 11, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a comm …
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Tue Jun 9, 2026 · 17:00

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council discusses potential ballot initiatives for business and tax reform

The City Council will hold a study session regarding two possible measures for the November 3, 2026, ballot. The discussion focuses on reforming business licenses and adjusting the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT).

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Good afternoon everybody and welcome to the City Council study session meeting of Tuesday June 9th 2026 I call the meeting to order now let's say the Pledge of Allegiance together stand and say the Pledge of Allegiance together ready begin I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right thank you everybody so we have one study session item tonight. Thank you Mr. Mayor and that record will reflect that all counsel is present. All right roll call. And this is provide direction to staff to explore two ballot measures pertaining to business license reform and transit occupancy tax and presenting tonight will be Ms. Acosta Reyes, Finance Manager. Sounds good. Okay so the ground rules are we're gonna have staff do the presentation. During the presentation we may interrupt you to ask questions. Don't be alarmed. It's okay. Whatever question we ask during the presentation is one we don't have to ask at the end. Council you know you can I'll give you the floor whenever you need to ask questions you can have it until you're done. You can yield it if you want to another council member. Just make sure let's not interrupt one another we never do so I just want to say that though. And then once we're done with all of our questions we'll open it up to the public and get the public comment and then we'll go through a round of at least one round. We can have mor …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 5:00 PMTuesday, June 9, 2026 STUDY SESSION The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 5 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda June 9, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a comment card. When it's time to co …
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Mon Jun 8, 2026 · 18:00

PLANNING COMMISSION

City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
Thu Jun 4, 2026 · 6:00 PM

ARTS COMMISSION

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Tue Jun 2, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

City Council calls for November 2026 election for mayor and three council seats

The City Council will vote on calling a general municipal election for November 3, 2026, to elect a mayor (two-year term) and three council members (four-year terms). They will also consider approving road funding plans under Measure M and Senate Bill 1, along with several routine consent items.

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you'll do it next time okay so um welcome everybody i now call to order the regular meeting of the city council and housing authority of tuesday june 2 nd 2026 please let's stand and we'll sing the national anthem together and do the pledge of allegiance oh say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air he proved through the night that our flag was still there oh say does that star-spangled banner yet wave ready ready begin i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all and i think everybody um great singing so um we're gonna have council member buley uh... you know in the moment of solemn expression you have the floor oh oh hold on a second here we go may the father son holy spirit amen dear lord as we come here tonight to do the city's business i just ask that you watch over all the members of council staff who's prepared to be with us here tonight and all the city employees who are out there and to do the city's business and being of service and today on this uh... key election night just watch over all of our citizens as they're out there exercising our cherished right to vote here in this country and that we do your will lord and that sometimes the emotions and the things that we get …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PM Tuesday, June 2, 2026 *Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member" The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 12 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda June 2, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to regist …
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Tue Jun 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council meets in closed session on labor and litigation

This is a largely procedural meeting with the entire agenda devoted to closed session items. The council will confer with labor negotiators for four employee organizations and discuss ongoing litigation in multiple cases, including City of Costa Mesa v. Ohio House LLC.

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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 4:00 PMTuesday, June 2, 2026 CLOSED SESSION The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and virtually via Zoom Webinar. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 6 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda June 2, 2026 Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Mayor opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a comment card. When it's time to co …
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Thu May 21, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION

Parks and Rec proposes user fee increases for 2026-27

The Parks and Community Services Commission will vote on proposed user fee increases for parks and recreation programs for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. They will also consider accepting two memorial donations: a bench at TeWinkle Park and a tree, bench, and plaque at Estancia Park. The commission will review its annual report to City Council and finalize team assignments for a new community garden location study.

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*music* Good evening and welcome to the May 21st meeting of the Parks and Community Services Commission. I call this meeting to order at exactly six o'clock. We will begin with the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Kamala, would you mind leading us? *music* Ms. Fatua, the roll call please. *music* Let the record reflect all commissioners are present except for Commissioner Hewson. Great, thank you. And just want to let members of the public know that it is a special meeting tonight, which means that it's a bit different than our usual meetings. We also will not have commissioner comments tonight and we will not have a director's report. So if you are interested in those, come back in a few weeks for our regularly scheduled meeting. And with that, we begin with special item number one, the parks and recreation proposed user fee increases. Director Gruner, I hand it over to you. - Thank you, Madam Chair, and good evening, commissioners. So periodically the city will evaluate its current fee structures and those are all the fees applied across the city. And tonight we're gonna have a presentation by our finance department and their consultant regarding the recreation fees and some of the recommendations that are being brought forward to you guys tonight. So I'm gonna go ahead and hand it over to finance manager, Anna Acosta, and go ahead. - Good evening, Chair and fellow commissioners. As Director Grunert stated, you know the city is currently evaluating our user fees and we ha …
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMThursday, May 21, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 7 PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda May 21, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or c …
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Tue May 19, 2026 · 6:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council to approve $104,832/year bulky waste collection contract

The City Council will consider consent calendar items including a professional services agreement with Ware Disposal Company for bulky item collection at multi-family properties, costing $104,832 annually. Also up for approval is a facility use agreement with the American Red Cross for disaster shelter operations. The agenda does not include any public hearings or old business.

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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda - Final Amended City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PM Tuesday, May 19, 2026 *Note: All agency memberships are reflected in the title "Council Member" Announcement: AMENDED AGENDA - ITEM REMOVED FROM THE AGENDA: New Business Item No. 2: Award a Maintenance Services Agreement for Janitorial Services to CCS Facility Services. The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having technical difficulties or experiencing any other critical issues, and unless required by the Brown Act, the meeting will continue in person. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRU …
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Tue May 19, 2026 · 4:00 PM

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY*

Council meets in closed session for labor and litigation

The City Council and Housing Authority will hold a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with four employee groups and ongoing litigation. No public votes or open-session items are scheduled.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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CITY OF COSTA MESA REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 4:00 PMTuesday, May 19, 2026 CLOSED SESSION The City Council meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having technical difficulties or experiencing any other critical issues, and unless required by the Brown Act, the meeting will continue in person. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Los subtítulos están disponibles a través de la opción Zoom en inglés y español. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Members of the public can view the City Council meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Page 1 of 6 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY* Agenda May 19, 2026 Members of the p …
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Thu May 14, 2026 · 6:00 PM

PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION

Commission to approve annual report to City Council

The Parks and Community Services Commission will review and approve its annual presentation to the City Council, finalize members for a new community garden location study, and accept two memorial donations for park amenities.

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City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive
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CITY OF COSTA MESA PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda City Council Chambers 77 Fair Drive 6:00 PMThursday, May 14, 2026 The Commission meetings are presented in a hybrid format, both in-person at City Hall and as a courtesy virtually via Zoom Webinar. If the Zoom feature is having system outages or experiencing other critical issues, the meeting will continue in person. TRANSLATION SERVICES AVAILABLE / SERVICIOS DE TRADUCCIÓN DISPONIBLE Please contact the City Clerk at (714) 754-5225 to request language interpreting services for City meetings. Notification at least 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make arrangements. Favor de comunicarse con la Secretaria Municipal al (714) 754-5225 para solicitar servicios de interpretación de idioma para las juntas de la Ciudad. Se pide notificación por lo mínimo 48 horas de anticipación, esto permite que la Ciudad haga los arreglos necesarios. Page 1 of 7 PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMISSION Agenda May 14, 2026 Members of the public can view the Commission meetings live on COSTA MESA TV (SPECTRUM CHANNEL 3 AND AT&T U-VERSE CHANNEL 99) or http://costamesa.granicus.com/player/camera/2?publish_id=10&redirect=true and online at youtube.com/costamesatv. Closed Captioning is available via the Zoom option in English and Spanish. Members of the public are welcome to speak during the meeting when the Chair opens the floor for public comment. There is no need to register in advance or complete a commen …
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💰 Federal awards (top 10 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
$654.4MOLD NORTH UTILITY SERVICES, INC.
Department of Defense · WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER COLLECTION SERVICES
$363.0MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · PURCHASE OF TOWERS
$345.3MCLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP - CALIFORNIA, LP
General Services Administration · DESIGN/BUILD CONSTRUCTION OF UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN LOS
$105.5MPALMETTO STATE UTILITY SERVICES, INC.
Department of Defense · UTILITY PRIVATIZATION OF THE WATER DISTRIBUTION AND WASTEWATER COLLECT
$87.7MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Defense · THE ORDER IS IN SUPPORT OF JIATF 401 AND WILL PROVIDE ANDURIL LATTICE
$61.7MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · DO 23 O&S WITH SOW.
$50.3MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · SUSTAINMENT TOWERS UNDER DO16
$47.6MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · AWARD
$44.0MANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.
Department of Homeland Security · O&S FOR OPTION YEAR 5
$44.0MEXPERIAN INFORMATION SOLUTIONS, INC.
Department of Health and Human Services · REMOTE IDENTITY PROOFING (RIDP)

Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.

🌐 County-level context (Orange County)
County-level context — from BLS, IRS, FEMA, HUD, Census. These figures cover the whole county this city sits in, not just the city itself.
Net migration-22,420 people (-$723.1M net AGI · 2023)
Federal disasters (10 yr)13 ({"Fire": 19, "Flood": 11, "Severe Storm": 5, "Earthquake": 2 · last Mon May 25, 2026)
Traffic fatalities13 (5 pedestrian · 2024)
Business establishments106,961 (1,580,778 employees · 2023)
Fair Market Rent (2BR)$2,903/mo (622 assisted households · 2025)
Adults with low literacy24.0% (low numeracy 30% · 2017)

Sources: BLS LAUS, IRS SOI, FEMA, NHTSA FARS, Census CBP, HUD, NCES PIAAC

City profile

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$223.3M
Annual budget
885
Employees on payroll

The money — in

source: Census gov-finance & state comptroller

Budget

Revenue$223.3M
Spending$211.4M
Revenue ran ahead of operating spending this year.

The money — out

source: city procurement & payroll

Who the city actually cuts checks to.

885 employees on the public payroll — every position and salary is public record.

Outcomes — economic mobility

source: Opportunity Atlas (Harvard) · research use

For kids who grew up here in low-income households, their adult household-income rank (0–1). The average hides a gap by race:

White kids
0.493
All kids
0.461
Black kids
0.364

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Where it’s happening

geocoded land-use decisions
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Every rezoning, development approval, and permit — explore the geocoded records in the research explorer.

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